vykus Posted July 7, 2016 Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 I have a piece I'm finishing up out of honey locust wood. I'm trying to find something to use as a backer with a 1/4 inch sticking out around the border. There are significant gaps so the backer would be visible. I need a wood that is going to harmonise with the yellow/orange of the honey locust. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted July 7, 2016 Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 I have a piece I'm finishing up out of honey locust wood. I'm trying to find something to use as a backer with a 1/4 inch sticking out around the border. There are significant gaps so the backer would be visible. I need a wood that is going to harmonise with the yellow/orange of the honey locust. Any ideas? Google complimentary colors of yellow and orange Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted July 7, 2016 Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 I have a piece I'm finishing up out of honey locust wood. I'm trying to find something to use as a backer with a 1/4 inch sticking out around the border. There are significant gaps so the backer would be visible. I need a wood that is going to harmonise with the yellow/orange of the honey locust. Any ideas? That would be blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgman Posted July 7, 2016 Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 Without seeing the project, I would think a dark or medium dark wood like Walnut or Mahogany would look good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vykus Posted July 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 Here are some pictures of the nearly finished piece. I doing some more sanding and a little shaping of the letters. The second picture shows a piece of scrap with lemon oil on it to give a little bit of an idea of what it will look like finished. The idea of mahogany sounds promising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill WIlson Posted July 7, 2016 Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 Walnut would probably be my first choice, but I like walnut a lot, so it would be my first choice for a lot of things. Cherry would look good as well, but it would take some time for it to darken enough to provide the necessary contrast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vykus Posted July 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 Walnut would be good, I have a ton of 1 inch walnut but I don't want it that thick so I would have to go out and get some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted July 9, 2016 Report Share Posted July 9, 2016 If there is a wood shop nearby take your walnut and see if they will resaw it and run it through the planer. It may cost a couple of bucks but it beats buying more wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Knappen Posted July 9, 2016 Report Share Posted July 9, 2016 I agree with walnut and the darker the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vykus Posted July 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2016 I found a nice 1/2 inch piece of walnut at the lumber yard for a couple of bucks. it looks great. I will be doing the glue up later today and shellac tomorrow or Mon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 Matt, a piece of baltic birch plywood would look good as a backer, for this piece. I look forward to seeing what you ended up with, it shoud look amazing. Len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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